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If you're watching the Winter Olympics, you know that snow and ice are an integral part of the sports. But did you know that snow and ice need to be different for each sport? NASA scientist Peter Wasilewski's studies of ice using polarized light create beautiful colored pictures of the snow and ice, and enable people to see if the snow and ice is 'right' for each type of sport.
Wasilewski, an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., uses polarized light to see the colors in the ice crystals that make up ice and snow. Light has wave-like properties, one of which is vibration. Ordinary white light vibrates in many directions, but a polarizing filter blocks all light except that which is vibrating in a single direction. For example, when light reflects off nonmetallic surfaces such as glass, water, or a road surface, the light is polarized, or just vibrating in one direction. Un-polarized light like the light emitted by the sun or a lamp in the classroom goes in all directions.
The colors and patterns in images produced using polarized light define the type of ice and snow being studied. A core from an ice rink that had been recently skated on would show multi-colored granules, like snow dust, created from the sharp blades of the skates cutting into the ice. Below that would be what appear to be vertical, cylindrical ice crystals. Those crystals extend down to the next layer on which lines and circles (used for hockey) are painted directly on the surface of the ice. Underneath that layer is another vertical layer of multi-colored crystals extending down to the painted white surface we all associate with ice rinks. If the surface of that quarter inch of ice were not painted white, the ice would appear dark to the viewing audience. Finally, below that is the thin layer of ice created from water sprays that seal the concrete slab.
'Ice is different for the various Olympic sports,' Wasilewski said. 'The ice is softer for figure skaters than it is for hockey players. Figure skaters need to dig in with their toe picks for jumps. Ice hockey players want the hard ice that makes the ice fast and easier to skate on. With a microscopic look at the ice using the spectrum, I'm able to see how the ice differs.'
Maintaining the ice arenas at the OIympics is also pretty complicated. Since the ice is used for different venues at different times, it's important that it be the correct consistency for the sport, and that means careful analysis by the crew to either heat up or cool down the ice so that it matches what is needed to bring out the best performance by the Olympians.
Wasilewski also knows a lot about snow. He noted that snow from snow guns is not in a crystal shape, but is more like tiny snowballs. In fact, he said that sometimes Olympic events are cancelled whenever there is a lot of natural snow, because it tends to be too powdery. Powder snow tends to slow skiers and snowboarders down, so the preference is for the manmade (icier) snow or natural snow that has been processed to ensure a hard, almost icy surface for the downhill events. Natural and man-made snow start out very different but after time, natural forces and various grooming techniques work in concert to make them look similar. The delicate and varied snowflake forms might be cherished by the recreational skier who loves the powder slopes, but competition downhill skiing requires a hard, well packed surface.
Wasilewski's interest in ice and ice photography started with his friend, Dr. Tony Gow, now retired from the U.S. Army's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. Gow spent 45 years studying ice. 'He was fascinated by how much he could learn just from the shapes and colors in ice. His enthusiasm was infectious, and I became fascinated as well,' said Wasilewski.
For more than 25 years, Wasilewski has been studying snow and ice, making six Antarctic expeditions and developing a winter camp in Lake Placid, New York, former home to the winter Olympics of 1932 and 1980. His camp, called 'The History of Winter,' is in part funded by a NASA education program and teaches science teachers about snow and ice. In February 2006, as part of the upcoming 'International Polar Year' celebration of 2007-2008 his camp launched 'The Global Snowflake Network.' The GSN will identify snowflake shapes during snow falls and record on a web-site wherever snow falls on Earth.
A thin section revealed petal shaped ice forms that were the result of a spiral growth pattern induced by the bubbling of methane gas. Image right: The petal shaped ice formation taken from Lake Cascade in Lake Placid, NY. Credit: Dr. Peter Wasilewski
During one of Wasilewski's treks to Lake Placid he sampled ice at the shallow Cascade Lake. A thin section revealed petal shaped ice forms that were the result of a spiral growth pattern induced by the bubbling of methane gas that was produced by the decay of submerged vegetation present when the ice froze. At that moment, he realized that color and form could change depending on the thickness and orientation of the ice. 'I started playing around, making ice crystals in my refrigerator and photographing them, and 'Frizion' was born,' said Wasilewski.
The name 'Frizion' is a combination of the words 'frozen' and 'vision.' Those words describe this new art form. Each piece begins as a vessel of water which is then frozen, manipulated and viewed through polarized light - the resultant image, after much trial and error, becomes a Frizion. The special crystallographic and optical properties of ice (transparency, double refraction, and an amazing variety of crystalline forms) make it a unique medium for artistic studies.
Right now, things are looking very good for the Americans at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, and if Peter Wasilewski has anything to do with it, the athletes will be skating on thin ice (or is it thick ice?) well, it's whatever ice they need to perform their best and hopefully win one of those elusive medals. Would that be a miracle on ice? To quote a favorite writer of Wasilewski's, 'If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water'…Loren Eiseley.' Not a miracle, just magic.


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We're far enough in to the private cloud era that there are plenty of vendors prepared to sell you neatly-stacked sets of cloud component and hardware -- but where's the fun in that?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – As Jim Foster grows older, his thoughts often flood back to those he has known who have passed on.
Maybe that's expected for a 64-year-old who spent three years in the Army, including 18 months in Vietnam, before a lifetime as a teacher and coach.
"As you age you start to think a little bit more relative to guys who you went to school with and served with that died in the service," he said softly. "They come more to your mind."
That his Ohio State team opens its season Friday on an aircraft carrier, surrounded by servicemen and women who are sacrificing for their country, adds to and enhances his memories.
His war was a long time ago. He's lost touch with many of his friends with whom he served. Yet he feels it is important that his players realize the sacrifices made so that simple games can be played where wars used to be fought.
"When we played Mississippi, we went to the Civil Rights Museum. When we played in Philadelphia, we went to the Constitution Center. Now we're going to be on a battleship," Foster said of Friday night's game pitting No. 19 Ohio State against No. 7 Notre Dame on the deck of the USS Yorktown, docked in Charleston, S.C. "It's supposed to be about education and I think often times we lose sight of that. The reality of the experience is so significant that you would be remiss if you didn't have your players go through it."
Foster has been a college coach since 1978, first at Saint Joseph's in his hometown of Philadelphia, then at Vanderbilt and now Ohio State. With a record of 765-294 in 34 seasons, with 26 NCAA tournament appearances, he's a member of the 2013 induction class of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
That's what he's known for — his coaching. But a seldom-told story of his time before that is instructive about the cerebral man on the sidelines, his reading glasses dangling from a chain around his neck.
He served in the Army from 1966 to 1969, half of that time spent in Vietnam where he worked on a supply unit of the 4th Infantry Division, stocking gunships and helicopters.
"I think any experience like that, between the ages of 18 and 21 is going to have a significant impact on your thought process about a lot of things," he said, as always choosing his words carefully. "It was just such a different era and a different time in terms of who was in the military. A very small segment of the population represents the military anymore. In that day and age, especially with the draft, it was just a wider range of folks."
He was nearing the end of his tour of duty. His brother John had been drafted and was in camp in the States.
It's unclear whose idea it was, but the idea was proposed to Foster that if he re-upped for another six months of duty in Vietnam, his brother wouldn't have to go.
"As it was explained to me, they wanted us — myself and another fellow — to consider staying another six months. And part of that discussion, I was made aware that by extending ... that only one family member at that time could be in a war zone," he said. "And my brother was in the infantry and I was in a different venue, so I — my parents had two special-needs children and already had one son in the service. They didn't need the aggravation of another."
So Foster agreed to extend his stay in the war zone. It was a sacrifice that he seldom discusses. He reluctantly confides that he and his brother have.
"We've had some interesting discussions relative to it over the years," he said.
Asked if his brother had expressed to him how thankful he was of Foster's selfless offer, he slowly added, "I would say yes to that question."
John Foster is now retired. Married and a father of two, he worked a variety of jobs, including one for Sun Oil Company. Jim proudly says that John was required to know the precise location of all of Sun's supertankers, wherever they were on the high seas.
So Jim Foster, who gave so much to his family while a soldier, now is preparing a group of young women to play a basketball game on a warship. The irony does not elude him.
It will be an emotional time of reflection, in the midst of the hectic logistics of practice and games and interviews.
Like his brother, Jim has a wife (Donna) and two children, sons Christian and Andrew. They are regulars at Ohio State's games, with his two grandsons chasing basketballs half their size around on the court after the arena has emptied.
The Foster family will also be a part of the trip to the USS Yorktown.
"One of my grandsons will be on the ship on Friday," Jim said. "The 5-year-old gets to come to that game and the 3-year-old gets to go ride on the Polar Express with his mother.
"I'm not sure which is more excited."
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Performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mozart's Don Giovanni shares the tale of a promiscuous nobleman and his eventual downfall to the throngs of Hell for his wrongdoings. Frank Gehry, who, in 2003, designed the Disney Concert Hall where Don Giovanni is being shown, was asked to construct the opera set which is paired with the costume design of sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte. In typical Gehry fashion, the set design includes an intensely layered backdrop of organically crumbled paper. The abstract sculptural forms – which can be interpreted as anything from icy waves to the bedsheets of his sexual conquests – create a neutral textured setting which make Rodarte's colorfully detailed costumes pop.
More about the set design after the break.
According to The Architect's Newspaper, construction and maintenance of the mountains of paper posed a challenge for the design team. Supported by wooden frames, Gehry's team scrunched over 80 rolls of nine-foot wide to make the mounds, yet Gehry explained that the executed set "did not look like the model at all." Plus, close to 20% of the paper must be repaired after each performance due to the performers' interacted with them.
Calling the set a "moving still-life on the stage", Gehry designed tiered moveable platforms to occupy the center of the stage. The performers exploited the potential of the design to balance a duet occuring on the stage floor with movement above on the platforms.
Gehry also modified the placement of the orchestra, moving the musicians to the back of the stage and raised on lifts approximately three and a half feet above the action taking place downstage. The layout aims to create a unified ensemble between the orchestra and soloists, and creates an intimacy between the soloists and audience by bringing the viewers closer to the stage.
Don Giovanni is one of three operas written between librettist Lorenzo da Ponte and composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Over the next three years, the LA Philharmonic will present the remaining two operas (one per season) and pair with new architects. Jean Nouvel will design the set for The Marriage of Figaro next year, and Zaha Hadid will design for Cosi Fan Tutte in 2014.


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A new poll by a nonpartisan health organization suggests a majority of Kentuckians would support a statewide smoking ban.
The Kentucky Health Issues Pollis conducted by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. And its 2011 poll, taken last fall and released this week, shows that 54 percent of Kentuckians would approve an indoor statewide smoking ban.
Kentucky's General Assembly has flirted with a law that would create a statewide smoking ban, but it has yet to fully make it through both chambers.
Foundation CEO Susan Zepeda says public opinion has likely changed to support a ban because more cities and counties have adopted similar measures.
"And what we saw this year is a tipping of the balance, so that as you point out, a majority of Kentuckians in every region of the state feel that a law about indoor smoking is a smart thing for us to have," she says.
Support for a statewide ban was strongest in the Greater Lexington region where 61 percent of those polled were in favor. The lowest approval came from Western Kentucky, where poll respondents were split 51-49 percent in favor of a ban.
"One might suggest that people understand that smoking is dangerous for your health and if you're in a smoke-free environment, it might just be that nudge that helps you move to try again to stop smoking," Zepeda says
For the last two years, the Kentucky General Assembly has flirted with a law creating a statewide smoking ban, but has never seriously considered it.
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I can't remember how often I've heard, "I don"t like red wine; it"s too dry", and "I don"t like red wine because I don"t like hot wine". Let"s look at the second one first.
In the United States we drink red wine too warm and we drink white wine too cold. Weird but true. This gives you your first hint on how you can learn to like red wine.
Red wine should not be served at US room temperature; especially not at commercial kitchen temperature. Room temperature in Europe is usually somewhat cooler that it is in the US. A lot of wineries recommend that red wine be served at or near cellar temperature, which is about 60 degrees or less.
Some cellars are cooler, but you can expect a wine at 55 or 60 to warm up in the glass at the table. I like red wine at 65 – 70 degrees. If it is served at 80 degrees you"ll need an ice bucket to get it where it needs to be. Unless a restaurant is very knowledgeable with wine you won"t see it at 65.
You"ll be lucky to see it at 75. You can keep from serving red wine too warm at home by putting it in the fridge for a half hour or so. If you're going to decant it (and you should – more on this later), put the decanter in the fridge after the wine has been decanted. If you're going to learn to like red wine, you may have to take matters into your own hands.
As to the "red wine is too dry" business, in fact it isn't any drier than white wine. What most people are experiencing is tannin. That"s the stuff that puckers your mouth with some red wines. Tannin comes from the grape skins – so does color and flavor – and it is necessary for some red wine to age properly. But if there's an excess of tannin, it can feel like your mouth is being turned inside out. Back in the 70's and 80's some California wineries seemed like they were running tannin contests. In 1977 I had a monster Zin that actually turned my entire head inside out. Okay, not really, but it felt like it. Fortunately most California wineries have gotten away from that foolishness.
If this is a problem for you, just drink red wines that don't have a lot of tannin. Pinot Noir comes to mind. Some of them have a little tannin, but Pinot Noir is not usually a big wine, so the tannin will not be overpowering. Also try Beaujolais, a wine from France. Actually, get Beaujolais Villages; it is better and doesn't cost a whole lot more. Look for wines made from the Grenache grape, or Garnacha in Spanish wines. In France, Grenache is used in the southern Rhone area. Look for Cotes du Rhone. Learn to like red wine by learning which reds are less powerful and tannic. Back to decanting. You have probably heard about letting a red wine breathe. When a red wine is first opened it can be either a little harsh or closed. Closed means that the fruit is hidden so there isn't much taste. Pouring the wine into a decanter exposes the wine to oxygen, which begins to open its flavors up. It can also get rid of the initial harshness. Most red wine will get better with at least a half hour in a decanter. This is not wine nerd stuff, it's the best way to learn to like red wine. The right red wine at the right temperature will open a whole new world of flavor and enjoyment for you.
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Fairer than Morning is more than just a romance and coming-of-age story, though. Rosslyn Elliott surveys her early 19th-century American setting with a sensitive eye for historical and artistic detail as well as social injustice. The novel falls into the category of inspirational historical fiction and is an excellent example of its kind. Rather than feeling forced, the characters' faith reflects their time; it takes root in the courageous lives they lead and the situations they find themselves in. Also, I always find it refreshing to read a Christian novel that shows real people and their realistic decisions, even if they go beyond the usual genre limitations. The main characters are based in history, as are their stories, and the graceful writing style suits the place and era.
Had you planned from the beginning to write Fairer than Morning from both Ann's and Will's viewpoints?
Yes, I had planned it that way from the beginning. Both of their spiritual journeys are important, though Will's is unusually strong for the 'man's side' of a historical romance. When I first wrote the novel, it opened in Will's viewpoint and Ann's viewpoint came second. My agent asked me to switch the order, as publishers usually require historical romances to open in the heroine's viewpoint. At first, I didn't like the idea, but it worked out well after I figured out which scene to use for Ann's opening.
Given that the Hanbys and Millers were real people, how much responsibility did you feel to reflect the historical and spiritual truth of their story? During the process of transforming their lives into fiction, did these truths ever conflict with one another?
I was determined to infuse this story with both types of truth. As I explain in the historical afterword, I departed from the historical record in some aspects of the novel, but I believe my choices clarified the spiritual truth of the novel and unified the narrative. I'm particularly pleased with the development of the relationship between Mr. Miller (Ann's father) and Will Hanby. I think father/son relationships are fascinating, and I believe the fictional parts of this novel reflect the historical story of these two men in a way that historical records support but do not flesh out. Only a few history-lovers know about the strength of this connection between Mr. Miller and Will. You have to be a real researcher of the Hanbys to learn the few details that exist to tell us their story. I'm happy that more people will understand Mr. Miller's contribution to the story as a result of the publication of Fairer than Morning. (I'll reserve further comment on fact versus fiction to prevent spoilers, and I should also warn potential readers not to read the afterword before reading the novel, for the same reason!)
Will's relationship with Emmie Flynn, as well as the duel fought between two parties, go beyond what's often found in inspirational historicals. At the same time, these subplots made the storyline and characters more realistic for me. Did you ever feel like you were taking risks, with readers or with publishers, by including these scenes?
My goal during the writing process was to write the best story I was capable of writing, in every way, and that meant not worrying about the typical boundaries of inspirational historicals. I like the way Jodie Foster once described the act of creating art. She said "it's putting everything you are onto the head of an arrow and shooting it out into the world." For me, 'everything I am' may include a number of virtues, but I'm also messy and flawed, and that's true for most believers. Too many times, I've seen Christians try to assume a perfect façade, even though that doesn't reflect reality. I don't think we should do it in life, and I don't think we should do it in our fictional characters. So I decided to write this novel about real love, real failure, and real courage, and I found a publisher who believed in that kind of story. I have to admit that I was sweating it out when my agent submitted this novel to publishers. I knew this novel was the best I could do, and if no publisher wanted it, that would be the end of my dream to publish this kind of fiction.
What appeals to you about small-town Ohio? Also, what compelled you to set part of your novel in the industrial city of Pittsburgh?
I like the heritage of Ohio because of its pioneer roots. I can still see those roots in many small towns, whereas big cities have choked them out with concrete and steel. I also like the way that Ohio hasn't been overused as a setting in historical novels, and the same is true for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is a city with a fascinating history, both bright and dark, and it really adds to the atmosphere of a historical novel. Atmosphere was part of my decision to set part of the novel in Pittsburgh. I needed a strong dramatic contrast between Will Hanby's world and Ann Miller's world, plus, I wanted narrative access to some big city features that I couldn't create in a rural setting.
Fairer than Morning is set during a time when individual craftsmanship mattered. It takes pleasure, for example, in showing us the details Samuel Miller carves into his leather saddles and the calligraphy on hand-addressed dinner invitations. Do you feel modern society has lost some appreciation for these things?
As a whole, yes, I think we have lost it. Last fall, I went to a fashion museum in Tombstone with a friend, and we exclaimed over every handcrafted detail of those nineteenth-century ensembles. The curator loved us. He said he couldn't believe it when people came into the museum and complained of being bored, but it happened more often than we might think. Fortunately, no matter how our culture changes, there will always be people who love craftsmanship. We may not use horses as our transportation anymore, but I know a saddler who lives close to my house. The fascination of creativity will always draw new people into the old crafts.
How much time did you spend researching your novel on site? How clearly could you see the Rushville of nearly two centuries ago beneath the new?
I was only able to visit Rushville in person late in the writing process, but I was glad to see that the town's history is well-preserved, though not always marked. The advantage of zero population growth in tiny towns is that no one knocks down buildings to make way for supermarkets. Beautiful old homes are well-preserved by citizens who have lived in them through the years. I saw the Rushville home of a doctor who appears in the second novel (1850s), and I saw the cracked, forgotten gravestone of Samuel Miller himself. (Some of the valiant supporters of Hanby family history repaired that stone this year.)
Ann Miller finds herself transfixed by Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho, and the characters' lives and words resonate with her. On your website, you've listed some of your favorite novels, including Dickens' Oliver Twist, two by C.S. Lewis, and William Dean Howell's A Hazard of New Fortunes, which is a book that's new to me. What did you take away from the reading experience of each?
Both Dickens and Howells were compassionate souls, and both were sensitive to the social forces at work around them. Dickens is one of my personal heroes, and I could write a hundred pages on everything I admire about his work. I already wrote a hundred pages on Howells, who was one of the two authors I discussed in my doctoral dissertation in English (completed in 2006). Both authors are valuable reads for me because my Saddler's Legacy trilogy spans most of the nineteenth century. Dickens is a major influence on Fairer than Morning, and Howells will have his turn in the last novel, which is set in his period, the 1870s. Howells was Mark Twain's best friend, and one of the best-known writers of his time. I sometimes think his work has gone out of fashion in academic circles because he is too gentle, wise and ethical. His work won't serve as a platform for the fierce battles that currently rage through university English departments.
The two books from C.S. Lewis's space trilogy changed my life. After a Catholic childhood, I lost my faith as a teenager and was agnostic for ten years. It was a dark decade for me. The light finally began to dawn again when I read Lewis's Perelandra. It's a brilliant, redemptive novel that convinced me of the reality of evil as an active, intelligent force in our world. Once I believed in evil, I had to reconsider the possibility that good might also be the same kind of active, intelligent force. That restarted my spiritual journey, and a couple of years after reading Perelandra, I returned to Christian faith.
Thanks for your excellent questions. It has been a pleasure to go behind the scenes with you and revisit some of the joys of writing Fairer than Morning.
Thank you too, Rosslyn, for agreeing to be interviewed. I thoroughly enjoyed the read, and I look forward to reading your next book as well.
Fairer Than Morning, first in the Saddler's Legacy series inspired by the Hanby family of central Ohio, was published by Thomas Nelson in May at $15.99 (trade pb, 391pp). Visit Rosslyn's website and her blog for biographical information, the history behind her books, insight into the writing process, her observations on historical fiction and other literature, and more.


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November 2017
The Sustainable Future: Constructing a Food System that Restores Planetary and Human Health
Our Guest Speaker, Mr. Benjamin F. Friton will be discussing how we can create the most ecological agricultural systems and communities ever devised. He will demonstrate some of the technologies that give us a glimpse into places that no generation of humans have ever been able to see and how we can leverage those technologies to better inform our decisions going forward. He will give examples of how biomimicry (mimicry of thriving ecosystems) in both agricultural systems and communities, will be the most important shift in dealing with every aspect of our changing climate… from desertification, disruptions & depletion of hydrology, climactic extremes & inconsistencies, food security, homeland security & impending global refugee crises, to the growing importance of producing nutrient dense foods while using less energy, sprays and additives in our ever degrading landscapes. He will describe how we can construct and incentivize a food system that restores both planetary & human health.
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Benjamin F. Friton
Benjamin F. Friton was born and raised outside of Washington, DC and advanced professionally in ecosystems sustainability, agricultural and natural resource conservation, and food equity among other fields. His interests over the years focused on the cultivation and implementation of agro-ecosystems that would impact and support future generations of the world that are food insecure. He went on to develop patented growing structures, including the growing pillar and the growing wall, which he helped to disseminate to densely populated areas in four continents. With the goal of helping to increase education and to enable hyper-local food resiliency for the most vulnerable populations, he co-founded a non-profit called Can YA Love. In his quest to find a means to create a self-perpetuating agricultural system and restore degraded land, he was mentored by Dr. Elaine Ingham and the Rodale Institute studying soil microbiology and biomimicry. In 2014, he joined "Forested" as a consultant, educator, researcher and soil ecologist. Forested is a 10-acre research-based food forest located in Bowie, Maryland, growing hundreds of species of edible, medicinal and otherwise beneficial plants without the need for irrigation or synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
Earlier in his career he served as a speech professional working with politicians, Heads of State, CEO's, and philanthropic icons from around the world. Most recently he offers educational seminars throughout the year, serves on the Prince George's County Food Equity Council, and lectures and speaks at agricultural forums and consults both domestically and abroad as often as his schedule permits. He currently resides in Maryland with his 7-year old daughter, Hope.


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Every year, I dream up some epic April Fool's thing, realize how much work it would take to do it well, and end up just waiting to see whatever Think Geek does.
This year, I ended up doing something fairly (hey, my fingers just automatically typed fail while my brain was thinking fair. That's funny.) Anyway, I ended up doing something fairly quick and silly. On Twitter, I posted: Dbrentspiner I'm grabbing lunch with levar and frakes before the super-secret TNG reunion show table read. You want to join us?
I wish I'd had enough characters to add, "Just call me on LeVar's cell, because my battery is almost dead," but I think it was pretty funny on its own, so consider this paragraph the Director's Cut, I guess.
For those of you keeping score, replies were about 80% "I see what you did there", "5% HA HA YOUR STUPID AND CANT USE TEH TWITTER", and 5% "Dude, that's so awesome I ca-- oh. FFFFFFUUUUUUUUU." The final 10% replied to Pat Buchanan.
And because it's funny to me, here's something from behind the scenes: the first time I tried to send a "fake" DM to Brent, Twitter sent a real one, so I had to send another one to tell him what I was doing. He replied, "Where are you? We're already here, waiting for you at the Paramount Commissary." Brent, as he has since 1987, wins.
So this is all prologue to the one actual April Fool's prank I ever pulled since I started blogging, back in the good old days when digital watches were a pretty neat idea.
Reaching into the vault, I pulled out this, from Chapter 8 of Just a Geek:
"Creativity is the absence of fear," a friend of mine liked to say. After Vegas and The Galaxy Ball, a lot of the fear that Prove To Everyone That Quitting Star Trek Wasn't A Mistake and The Voice of Self Doubt relied upon to survive was gone, and my creativity blossomed as a result. When I wrote in my weblog, I produced entries that were genuinely funny, and entertaining . . . to me at least. Things like:
10 March 2002
Make it burn!
As I write this, Anne is behind me, doing some workout video tape, and I can only hear the breathless voice of the girl who is leading the workout saying, "Oh yeah, oh yeah, doesn't that feel good? Don't stop, you're almost there *pant* *pant*"
If I didn't know any better, I'd think she was watching "Debbie Does 7 Minute Abs."
But seriously folks, try the fish, and be sure to stick around for the comedy and magic stylings of Johnny Funnypants! I hear the late show gets a little naughty.
I was overflowing with creative energy, and on April first, I pulled a notorious April Fool's joke.
01 April 2002
Good News, Bad News
Good morning, everyone and happy April! I hope everyone had a nice weekend. Okay, let's get straight to business: here's the bad news: the entire site has crashed and we can't figure out why. I don't know when the crash happened, or why, because I was offline all weekend, but I'm working on it. I suppose that if you can read this, it means things are working again, which will bring us to our second bad news: I tried to upgrade to Movable Type 2.0 on Friday and it broke. Goddammit! I swear, I am fucking cursed. I know what went wrong and I'm going to start pleading with the authors for some help. They seem like cool people, so hopefully they will be willing to give me a hand. *sigh*
On to the good news! Oh, this is such amazingly good news and it's been so hard to keep this to myself, but there have been contract talks and all sorts of negotiations and all that . . . but I can finally make the big big announcement:
The official announcement will be made on Thursday, but I've been given permission by Paramount's hired goons to make the announcement today.
In four weeks, I will be joining the cast of Enterprise in a recurring role!
The details are still being worked out, but basically what they plan to do is have Wesley use his Time Traveler abilities to move through space and time to the NX-01. He'll be more like the dark, troubled Wesley of "The First Duty" and "Final Mission" and less like the gee-whiz Wesley of days gone by.
Here's a little history: Nemesis is testing very well and Paramount is extremely excited that this lame little website has generated such a huge following. I guess some people started a letter-writing campaign, without my knowledge and Paramount listened. I spent most of last week on conference calls with Rick and Brannon, as well as some of the brass at Paramount, working out the details, making sure that Wesley will not be saving the NX-01 all the time.
I'll be in 8 of 22 episodes for the two seasons, with an option to renegotiate at the end of the second season. I'm only recurring to allow me the freedom to participate in other shows, and pursue other projects.
I'm so freakin' excited, I don't even know what else to say. I can't believe that I'm going to be working on "Star Trek" again and I can't believe that I'm going to be working on Stages 8 and 9 again.
I have to go to a fitting right now. I'll write more when I have more details. I hope everyone has a great day!!
The Internet bought it completely. My announcement was posted on mega sites Slashdot and Fark (who were in on the joke), and the "news" was carried by many Sci-Fi newswires (who were not). I had very carefully crafted the news, working it out over the course of several of days, adding in difficult-to-verify yet plausible details, like the testing status of Nemesis (they didn't even have a rough cut at the time) and talking with the producers about the nature of Wesley's character upon his return.
Minutes after I'd posted the prank, the e-mails began to pour in. Hundreds of Trekkies joined the regular readers of my website in expressing the joy I would have felt had it been real. The genuine happiness and kindness, pouring in from people all over the world, was the opposite of the reaction I expected, and as the happy e-mails piled up, I began to feel like I was misleading these people, and taking advantage of their good will. By the afternoon, I felt awful, and I decided to set the record straight.
April Fool's!
Well, most of you have figured it out, by now, but the truth is . . .
. . . I'm not gonna be on Enterprise. Even as a computer voice, or within the secret, dirty, late-night thoughts of Capt. Archer.
I hope everyone takes this in good humor. Lots of people sent really kind and sweet congratulatory messages and I actually feel pretty badly for fooling such nice people. All the idiots who thought it was a really good idea to fill my inbox with "Wesley is gonna ruin Enterprise" crap should get a life and direct any further comments to /dev/null.
To be honest I was surprised at how many people were wishing me well; I was expecting the Kill Wesley Crowd to come out instead.
I think the greatest highlight of the day came when my mom called Anne while I was out..
The conversation went something like this:
Mom: Do you have something to tell me?
Anne: Uh, no.
Mom: Do you have some big news about Wil?
Anne: Oh, that. Uh, what day is today?
Mom: It's Monday!
Anne: Right. And the date is . . . ?
Mom: It's April Fir- OH! Damn you!
Heh. I guess my dad was all pissed off, stomping around my parent's house because I didn't tell them myself and he "had to read it on Wil's fucking website!"
Thanks go to the Frodo Crew(tm) who helped me take this scheme from stupid idea to stupid fruition: Spudnuts, jbay, JSc, Roughy, Bobby The Mat and Greeny. Also to /. and FARK, for getting on board.
All those people really did want me to succeed and they really were happy for me. The joy that I thought I would have felt, had I been given a chance to do Star Trek again, became real and undeniable when I realized that I had redefined myself with my weblog. Some people would still see me as That Washed Up Guy Who Used To Be An Actor When He Was A Kid, but many more people, including myself, saw me as That Guy With The Cool Weblog Who Is Just A Geek Like The Rest Of Us.
It's so weird to look back on the time that is covered in Just A Geek, because my life has changed so profoundly since then. I can so clearly recall thinking, "This will be great. All these people will be angry and go on and on about how I'll ruin Star Trek because they hate Wesley so much, and then I can be all, HA HA YOU GOT MAD FOR NOTHING IT WAS ALL A JOKE HA HA." It never occurred to me that anyone would be legitimately happy for me, let alone excited about the whole thing.
And you know what? Every single time I read anything from Just A Geek, I really want to do the Obligatory One Man Show called "Wil Wheaton is Just A Geek" where I distill the entire thing into 90 minutes or two hours, and perform it. I've done a lot of writing since I wrote this book, but it still means more to me than I can express in words (or pictures, which isn't really saying much because I can't draw for shit.)
Finally, this is probably a good time to mention that you can get your very own copy of Just A Geek: Teh Audio Book from my store at Lulu. As a bonus, if you buy it today and enter the code APRILFOOLS at checkout, you'll save 10%.
Happy April, everyone. The First Of May is just one month away...


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Ron Velasco |
This Spring, LAAFA is pleased to welcome an all-star drawing faculty to our extension program and workshop schedule!
Ron Velasco |
In Gesture Drawing for Storytelling, Ron Velasco will share his experiences in character design & concept art for projects including Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Alice in Wonderland….. Don't miss the chance to study with this amazing artist!
Danny Galieote |
Students in Danny Galieote's Analytical Figure Drawing will benefit from Danny's impressive career at Walt Disney Animation Studios, as well as his extensive study of master artists of the Italian Renaissance. Danny's work at Disney includes The Lion King, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Princess and the Frog, and Tangled, to name just a few of Danny's credits!
Students who want to brush up their skills without committing to a series of classes can still take advantage of upcoming workshops with prominent entertainment industry artists.
Stephen Silver |
On April 28th, Stephen Silver will share his experience working for clients including Hasbro Toys, Disney, & Nickelodeon at a one-day Character Design Workshop.
Nathan Fowkes |
On May 19th, Nathan Fowkes's workshop Composition: Design for Dynamic Picture-Making offers a one-day overview of the essential compositional skills Nathan uses as a visual development artist at DreamWorks.


text: Richard Conn wrote: > Hal, > > Just in case you missed it, this is the text of what Mike said: > ... RICK: I did not miss it. That msg was the basis for his proposing the compromise in this forum of using the adjectives to at least clarify the different usages of the word "standard" and not have to argue about right vs wrong. You recall that I replied applauding that proposal (so we could end this thread). You seem to be rejecting it, right? -Hal


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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch fertility doctor who used his own sperm to father 49 children, without telling their mothers he was the donor, may have even more children.
The case of Dr. Jan Karbaat, who died in 2017, has riveted the Netherlands, due to its mix of unethical medical behavior, privacy concerns, DNA testing, legal wrangling and the rights of children to know who their parents are.
Ties van der Meer of the Dutch Donor Child Foundation said Monday that three more people contacted him over the weekend because they suspect they may also have been conceived using Karbatt's sperm.
DNA tests revealed last week that Karbaat was the biological father of 49 children. Most of them are now adults.
Publicity surrounding the case means that the extended family may grow even larger as more people seek to check their DNA against Karbaat's.
Van der Meer, whose foundation supports such children, says Karbaat could have fathered many more, including ones who are not in the country.
In the past, fertility doctors would advise parents not to tell their children they were conceived with the help of donors, he said.
Meanwhile, dozens of people who now know who their biological father is are coming to terms with the news.
"We are all happy with the clarity and the information we now have so we can get on with our lives," said Joey Hoofdman, one of the people fathered by Karbaat.
"It is a wave of emotions. We are all happy we have met each other, but because there are so many, it is complicated," he added.
Hoofdman said he will now seek compensation. He said his mother went to the clinic for a fertility treatment with the sperm of her partner, the man who raised Hoofdman as his son.
Karbaat's fertility clinic in the town of Barendrecht, a suburb of Rotterdam, was ordered closed in 2009 by a government health care agency due to poor administration and record keeping. A phone number and email address listed online for the clinic did not work.
The doctor died shortly before a legal battle began two years ago to check whether he was indeed the biological father of children born after their parents underwent treatment at his clinic.
Until 2004, people in the Netherlands who donated sperm or eggs could do so anonymously.
Van der Meer said Karbaat appears to have been able to father so many children in part because of the culture of silence that prevailed around sperm and egg donations in the 1970s and '80s.
"If something is kept secret from all sides, then the only person with all the information — and that is the doctor — has totally free rein," he said.
In the legal battle, the doctor's family had said its privacy was being called into question, but a lawyer for the children said the court ruling placed the children's rights first over the privacy rights of Karbaat's family.
The Dutch branch of child rights group Defense for Children, which supported the legal battle, welcomed the clarity and said it should be a first step toward allowing all children of anonymous donors to seek out their heritage.
"The Karbaat case is the first enormous breakthrough," said Iara de Witte, an adviser to the rights group.


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About the Kenwood KDC-BT34
Speak to your new stereo
Speak to your new stereo
With a push of a button on Kenwood's KDC-BT34 CD receiver, you can experience the same Alexa voice control you enjoy at home. Kenwood also added Bluetooth® for wireless music streaming and hands-free calls. Plus there are sophisticated tone controls, plenty of options for system expansion, Pandora® and Spotify® Internet radio control, and a USB port that's compatible with both your iPhone® and high-res music files.
Alexa voice control
Load the Alexa app onto your phone and pair your phone to this receiver, then press the dedicated "Alexa" button on the faceplate. You'll access music, audiobooks, news, weather, traffic, and even your smart home controls with your voice.
Bluetooth goodness
Got an extra driver or passenger? The KDC-BT34 lets you pair two Bluetooth-equipped phones and quickly switch between them for hands-free calling. And when you're streaming audio, the Music Mix feature lets you pair five phones so everybody in the car can take turns picking the tunes. This Kenwood also offers iPhone control and displays music info when using Apple Music® through Bluetooth.
Kenwood's free Remote app lets you make adjustments, like this stereo's digital time alignment, directly from your phone.
Speaking of control, you can also operate this stereo directly from your iPhone or Android™ using Kenwood's free Remote app, which comes in handy if your stereo is hidden away or in a custom location — super handy for an installation in a vintage vehicle. This app lets you control playback, adjust the digital signal processing, and liven up the variable color display directly from your phone.
Lots of music sources
This Kenwood is ready for streaming radio, with controls for Spotify and Pandora, along with an option for SiriusXM (optional tuner and subscription required). Its front-panel USB port lets you plug in and play music from your iPhone®, or you can play digital music stored on a USB drive including high-res WAV and FLAC files. And if that isn't enough music for you, you can also satisfy your music fix using the receiver's front aux input for a portable music player. Android users, you can control your music when your phone is connected using Bluetooth.
Add a subwoofer and tweak your sound
With its three sets of preamp outputs, the KDC-BT34 lets you add a powered subwoofer or amps to your setup. Combine those with the built-in 13-band equalizer and digital time alignment, and you've got a serious audio hub for an ever-growing sound system. And just to make sure you have the right look in your vehicle, you get to pick the color for the receiver's 1.5-line display and control buttons.
Bluetooth note: Use of this receiver's Bluetooth features will depend upon your phone's Bluetooth capabilities. Learn more in our article explaining Bluetooth profiles.
Product highlights:
General Features:
- CD receiver with AM/FM tuner
- plays media loaded with MP3, AAC, WMA, and high-res FLAC music files (up to 24-bit/96kHz) (See Details tab for model compatibility)
- Amazon Alexa voice control for Android and iPhone
- detachable face with 13-digit LCD display and variable-color illumination
Smartphone Features:
- built-in Bluetooth (version 4.2) for hands-free calling and audio streaming with dual phone connection
- iAP2 support for iOS control and metadata transfer for Apple Music and iTunes Radio using Bluetooth
- Music Mix feature allows music streaming playback and control from up to five paired smartphones
- iPod, iPhone, and iPad control through USB (See Details tab for model compatibility)
- Android control through Bluetooth
- Pandora and Spotify Internet radio control with iPhone and Android
- control the stereo using Kenwood's free Remote app
Audio Features:
- 13-band graphic equalizer with digital time alignment
- high-pass filter; low-pass filter, phase, and level controls
- compatible with SiriusXM tuner
- inputs: front-panel auxiliary input and USB port
- outputs: 6-channel preamp outputs (2.5-volt front, rear, subwoofer)
Other Features and Specs:
- built-in amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)
- compatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required)
- compatible with optional Kenwood RC-406 wireless remote (sold separately)
- warranty: 90 days
What's in the box:
- CD receiver (10A fuse)
- Face (attached)
- Trim ring (attached)
- Sleeve (installed)
- Wiring harness
- Microphone w/ bracket (attached 10' cable terminated by a right-angle mono 3.5mm connector)
- 2 Removal tools
- Quick Start Gude
- Warranty Card
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Features & specs
Expandability | ||
AUX Input | Front | |
Audio/video Input | --- | |
USB Input | Front | |
USB Port Power | 1.5A | |
Backup Camera Input | No | |
Second Camera Input | No | |
CarPlay | No | |
Android Auto | No | |
Siri Control | Bluetooth | |
Alexa Voice Control | Y | |
Android Control | Yes | |
Memory Card Slot | USB | |
Bluetooth Compatible | Built-in | |
Satellite Radio Ready | SiriusXM 2.0 | |
HD Radio | No | |
Navigation | --- | |
iPod Compatibility | ||
Full size | No | |
Nano | No | |
Touch | 6Gen and newer | |
iPhone | 5S and newer | |
General | ||
RMS Power (CTA-2006) | N/A | |
RMS Power (Manufacturer) | 22 watts | |
Peak Output | 50 watts | |
RMS Power Bandwidth | 20-20kHz | |
Preamp Outputs | 6-channel | |
Sub Preamp Outputs | Yes | |
Switchable Rear Preamp Outputs | No | |
Video Screen | No | |
Navigation App Compatible (iOS) | ||
Navigation App Compatible (Android) | ||
Preamp Voltage | 2.5 volts | |
Screen Size | --- | |
Screen Type | --- | |
Display Color | Variable | |
Key Button Color | Variable | |
EQ Bands | 13 | |
Wireless Remote | Optional | |
Steering Wheel Control Compatible | Adapter required | |
Parts Warranty | 90 Days | |
Labor Warranty | 90 Days | |
Tuner | ||
FM Sensitivity | 8.2 dBf | |
European Tuning | Yes | |
Seek/Scan | Seek | |
Radio Data System | Yes | |
File Playback | ||
Music File Playback | MP3,WMA,AAC,WAV,FLAC | |
High-res Playback | FLAC (96kHz) |
Product Research
Alexa & iPhone Integration
Built-in Bluetooth
Internet+SiriusXM+AM/FM Radio
Disc/USB/Aux Playback
Audio Section
Remote Control
Display Features
Alexa & iPhone Integration
Amazon Alexa Compatible: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 features built-in Alexa with voice control. Alexa is a cloud-based voice control digital assistant developed by Amazon. You can ask Alexa to play music get weather reports, traffic information, control smart home devices, set reminders, and more. You'll need to install the Amazon Alexa app (for Apple iOS 11.0+ and Android OS 5.0+) on your compatible smartphone device to setup the Kenwood receiver for voice control. Your Apple iPhone or Android smartphone will need to be connected via Bluetooth (not USB) to the Kenwood receiver and have an active data plan from your service provider with internet connection. You'll simply press The "Amazon Alexa" key on the Kenwood head unit to activate Alexa voice control and speak into the included external microphone. The receiver will provide display feedback during Alexa voice control - "Listening" appears while you are saying your voice command, "Thinking" appears when Alexa is processing your voice command, and "Speaking" appears while Alexa is responding to your voice command. Alexa and your requested content or information will be heard over your vehicle's speakers. Here are a few things you can do with Amazon Alexa voice control -
- Music & Audiobooks: Using Amazon Alexa voice control your can select, play, and control your favorite music from Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Spotify, and SiriusXM. You can also listen to audiobooks from Audible. *The Kenwood receiver does not support all of Amazon Alexa compatible music services.
- Phone Calls: Ask Alexa to call a contact or place of business. Access to your phone and contacts must be enabled within the Alexa app.
- Traffic & Parking Information: Ask Alexa for traffic information and available parking.
- Weather, News, & Sports: Check weather reports, news updates, and sport scores using Amazon Alexa and your voice.
- Smarthome Control: Use Amazon Alexa and your voice to control compatible smarthome devices, such as garage door openers and outdoor lighting.
- Questions & Answers: Amazon Alexa lets you ask questions about general things and check Wikipedia.
- Times & Alarms: Use your voice and Amazon Alexa, you can set timers and alarms.
- The Amazon Alexa App is required for setup. The Kenwood receiver is recognized as "Headphones" when adding a device in the Alexa app. Click here for a video of the Amazon Alexa setup. The click here for instructions of the Amazon Alexa setup.
- Alexa cannot be accessed by simply saying "Alexa" like on some home devices; the "Alexa" button must be pressed on the front of the unit to access Alexa voice control.
- The Kenwood does not guarantee compatibility with all Amazon Alexa features and may not support some functions.
- Amazon Alexa voice control does not control non-Alexa source, audio, and menu functions of the Kenwood receiver.
- If your Apple iOS or Android device loses Bluetooth or Internet connection, Alexa voice control will be terminated.
- Alexa is a source input of the receiver. If you switch to another source input, Alexa voice control will be terminated.
- Only one Apple iOS or Android device can be connected for Alexa voice control at a time.
iPhone Direct Connection: The Kenwood KDC-BT34's front-panel USB port can be used to connect select Lightning Apple iOS devices to the receiver. The USB connection allows for playback of stored music and music apps on your iPhone or iPod touch through the Kenwood receiver. Use the Lightning-to-USB cable that came with your Apple device or an "Apple Certified" Lightning-to-USB cable (sold separately - see Accessories Tab) to connect your iPod/iPhone to the KDC-BT34.
- Head Unit Control: From the head unit's front-panel controls you can search for stored music by Playlist, Artist, Album, Song, Podcast, Genre, and Composer. The contents of a Playlist or Category can be searched alphabetically or numerically; you can even skip through the stored music files in specific increments (0.5/1/5/10%). The KDC-BT34 also supports Repeat (file/all) and Random (album/all) playback functions of stored music on your iPod/iPhone. In addition, you'll be able to control basic playback functions (such as Play/Pause, Previous/Next Track) from stored music and select music apps streamed to your iPhone. You can also choose to control your compatible Apple iPhone or touch from its own touchscreen, instead of the head unit.
- Song/Artist Info Display: The KDC-BT34 will display your iPod/iPhone's music file information such as Track number, Elapsed playing time, Artist name, Song title, and Album title.
- Battery Charging: The head unit's USB connection provides 1.5A of current to power and charge your connected Apple iPod/iPhone when your vehicle's ignition switch is set to the 'ACC' or 'On' position (if your iPod/iPhone has no initial battery charge, then the unit will not recognize it).
Apple Device Compatibility Chart: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 is "Made for iPod/iPhone" compatible and supports the following iPod/iPhone model features (as of 12/9/2021):
Apple Device | Generation | Tested Version | Media Type | Control Type | Specific Apps | Display Type | Bluetooth | Charge | ||||||||
Audio | Video | Head Unit | iPhone | Alexa | Kenwood Remote App | Spotify | Pandora | Artist/Song Text | Track Info | Phone | Audio | Siri | ||||
iPhone | ||||||||||||||||
X/XR/XS/XSMax | 15.1 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
11/11Pro/11ProMax | 15.1 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
12/12mini/12Pro/12ProMax | 15.1 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
13/13mini/13Pro/13ProMax | 15.1 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
iPod touch | 5th | 9.3.5 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
6th | 12.4.1 | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
- This unit does not support the iPod Nano or older 30-pin Apple iPod and iPhone devices.
- Apple iPod/iPhone software updates may change functionality results. If you download a newer software version, you may need to reset the head unit and your iPod/iPhone to regain functionality. If this doesn't work, you may need to wait until a newer software update is available.
Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.2: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 is equipped with built-in Bluetooth (ver. 4.2) allowing you to make and receive phone calls wirelessly through the receiver; as well as stream music wirelessly from your smartphone to the head unit. In order to use Bluetooth wireless technology, your phone must also be Bluetooth and be able to interpret certain profiles. This unit is compatible with the following Bluetooth Profiles:
- Hands-Free Communication: HFP 1.7 (Hands Free Profile), PBAB 1.0 (Phone Book Access Profile).
- Audio Streaming: A2DP 1.2 (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP 1.6 (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile).
SSP & USB Pairing: With Secure Simple Pairing (SSP), you can easily pair a Bluetooth enabled phone to the Kenwood KDC-BT34 without having to enter pin codes or go through complicated settings. You can even pair your Apple iPhone (iOS 5+) by simply connecting it to the Kenwood head unit via USB and following a single prompt on the head unit's display. You can pair up to five Bluetooth-enabled devices to the Kenwood head unit. When an already paired Bluetooth device is in close proximity to the receiver, the auto connection function automatically pairs the two units.
- Dual Phone Connection: Thanks to the Dual Phone Connection feature, two Bluetooth-enabled phones can remain connected to the Kenwood receiver. This means you can an answer an incoming call from either phone from the head unit. Also, both of your phone's contact lists are downloaded to the receiver. To make a call from one of the phones using the Kenwood receiver, you simply have to select Phone 1 or Phone 2 on the head unit's front-panel.
- Music Mix: The new Music Mix feature allows five Bluetooth audio source devices to be connected to the Kenwood receiver at one time, so you can switch between Bluetooth playback sources a lot easier and quicker. While "BT Audio" source is selected on the head unit, you can simply press the music playback button on your connected Bluetooth source devices to switch between devices and begin music playback. However, you cannot stream audio from two different Bluetooth audio source devices at the same time or combine music libraries or playlists from two different connected devices.
Bluetooth Hands-Free Communication: The head unit supports Bluetooth hands-free communication for your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone. The controls of the KDC-BT34 can be used to dial a number, answer an in-coming call, or end a call. The unit also includes an external microphone (featuring adjustable gain), so you can carry on your side of the conversation while listening to the caller through your vehicles speakers. During a conversation, you can switch between the Private Mode (talking directly on your cell phone) and the Hands Free Mode.
- Answering a Call: When a call comes in, a ring-tone will be heard through your vehicle's speaker and the caller's name or phone number will be displayed. You can answer the call from the head unit's front-panel controls, or setup the head unit to automatically answer the incoming call immediately or after 1-30 seconds. The KDC-BT34 also supports the Call Waiting function, so you can answer another incoming call while suspending the current call you are on. Your compatible cell-phone must also support this feature.
- Dialing a Number: Using the KDC-BT34, you can dial a
phone number in one of the following ways:
- Enter Phone #: Allows you to directly dial a phone number up to 32 digits from the head unit's control knob.
- Preset Dial: Allows you to register up to 6 phone numbers for quick dialing. The preset numbers can be accessed from the head unit's front-panel controls.
- Phone Book: You can download phone book data from your mobile phone to the KDC-BT34. You can then dial a contact within the phonebook from the head unit's front-panel controls. Contacts are categorized as Home, Office, Mobile, Other, or General.
- Call History: The Call History is a list of calls that have originated from and were received by this unit that you can dial. You can select Outgoing, Incoming, or Missed calls.
- Voice Dialing: If your mobile phone supports voice recognition, then you can dial out by voice command. Simply speak into the included microphone.
Wireless Audio Streaming: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 supports wireless audio playback (AD2P) and control (AVRCP) of a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone or audio player. You are able to stream your stored music library on your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, as well as music apps downloaded on your smartphone to the Kenwood KDC-BT34 for playback. When an incoming call or outgoing call is in progress from your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone, audio streaming will be paused so you can take your call. Once the call is finished, your streaming music will resume.
- SBC + AAC Codecs: In addition to support for the standard SBC Bluetooth audio codec, the KDC-BT34 offers support of AAC. By supporting AAC, the KDC-BT34 offers better audio performance of the music streamed from your Apple iPod, iPhone, or iPad.
- Advanced Music Browsing: In addition to basic playback functions (Play/Pause, FF/RW, Skip, Random/Repeat), the KDC-BT34 lets you browse your stored music by Playlist, Artist, Album, Song, etc. Advanced music browsing is supported by Android 4.0+ smartphones and Apple iPhones 5.0+ (specific advanced functions vary by phone).
- Song/Artist Information: The head unit will also display your stored music and music app's song information; such as Artist name and Song/Album title (not compatible with all apps).
Siri Eyes Free Control: When paired and connected to an iPhone with Siri via Bluetooth, the Kenwood KDC-BT34 has the ability to access Siri through its front-panel controls and external microphone. Simply press-and-hold down on the head unit's Answer Button to engage Siri and use the included microphone to communicate with Siri. Siri's voice will heard through your vehicle's speakers. All Siri functions including hands-free calling, music search, setting reminders, text-messaging, audible navigation, and more can be done through the KDC-BT34 and its microphone. You even can ask Siri to get directions to a destination and the turn-by-turn instructions will heard through your vehicle's speakers, while the on-screen map still displays on your iPhone with Siri. The head unit's audio is attenuated while Siri provides audible directions.
Note: The head unit's display will only indicate hands-free calling and Bluetooth audio information (all other functions of Siri are only audible through the Kenwood KDC-BT34; visual data will still need to be viewed from your iPhone device).
External Mic: The external wired microphone offers improved audio quality versus an integrated microphone, so you can be heard easier over noisy traffic and road noise. You can adjust the volume level, noise cancellation, and echo cancellation of the microphone without affecting the other sources. The external microphone features an attached 10' cable terminated by a right-angle 3.5mm connector which plugs into the mic input on the rear-panel of the head unit. The microphone offers an integrated mounting bracket which can be clipped to your vehicle's sun-visor or taped to your dash.
Internet+SiriusXM+AM/FM Radio
Internet Radio Apps: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 allows you to access Pandora & Spotify online music services through your USB-connected or Bluetooth-connected iPhone, or Bluetooth-connected Android smartphone. Your Apple iPhone can be connected to the KDC-BT34 via USB or through Bluetooth. Your Android smartphone must be connected via Bluetooth. You can also access Apple Music Radio through your USB or Bluetooth connected iPhone. Your iPhone or Android smartphone will need an active Data Plan account with connection to the Internet via 3G, EDGE, LTE (4G), or WiFi.
- Pandora App: The free Pandora App (for Apple iOS 11.0+ or Android 4.0+) lets you play music from the Pandora music service through the Kenwood KDC-BT34 using your USB or Bluetooth connected Apple iPhone, or Bluetooth connected Android smartphone. The Kenwood KDC-BT34 provides control over the Pandora music service and displays Artist, Album, and Song information. You can select Pandora stations from your station list and sort them by date or alphabetically. New stations can be created based on the current songs or artists playing. You can also skip song tracks within a station. You can even give songs a thumbs up or thumbs down, as well as bookmark song information. An active Pandora account is required.
- Spotify: The KDC-BT34 has the ability to playback & control content from the Spotify music app (for Apple iOS 10.0+ or Android OS 4.0+) on your USB or Bluetooth connected iPhone, or Bluetooth connected Android smartphone. You can play, pause and skip tracks, browse playlists, albums and radio stations through the Kenwood receiver's front-panel controls. You can even create your stations by entering a track, artist, or playlist. You also get song/artist information on the unit's LCD touchscreen. If you are a Spotify Premium user (requires a monthly paid subscription), you can enjoy ad-free, high quality music even when there is no internet connection.
- Apple Music Radio (iPhone Only): You can playback Apple Music Radio on your USB or Bluetooth connected Apple iPhone (iOS 9.3.5+) through the Kenwood head unit. With a WiFi or cellular connection on your iPhone, you can listen to Beats 1 and other live radio stations through the Kenwood receiver. Apple Music subscribers can also listen to on-demand stations for almost any genre or create their own stations. You can use the head unit's front-panel controls to select between your Apple Music Radio stations. The unit's front-panel display will also indicate song/artist/album information (no album art).
SiriusXM-Ready: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 is SiriusXM-Ready and compatible with the SiriusXM Connect Vehicle Tuner (220SXV300 sold separately). The SiriusXM Connect Vehicle Tuner supports SiriusXM programming with access to 140+ SiriusXM channels via subscription; check out the most popular SiriusXM subscription packages here. Additional features of the SiriusXM Connect tuner include:
- Channel List w/ Category Search: The Channel list displays a list of all available channels. You can also search and list channels in specific categories.
- Song/Artist Info: Displayed Information such as Channel Name, Artist Name, & Song Title can be viewed on the head unit's LCD.
- SmartFavorite Presets: Up to 18 SiriusXM Satellite Radio station presets can be saved. These 18 SiriusXM presets are automatically identified as SmartFavorites for advanced features such as Replay, TuneStart & TuneScan (see below).
- Replay: When you select a SmartFavorite preset you can rewind and replay up to 30 minutes of any of the missed news, talk, sports or music content.
- TuneStart: With the TuneStart enabled, playback will automatically start from the beginning of a song when you tune to a SmartFavorite preset channel.
- TuneScan: TuneScan gives you a short preview of the songs that you have missed on each of your Smart Favorite Preset music channels or currently tuned music channel.
- Parental Control: Channels containing unsuitable content for children can be blocked. When enabled, The Parental Control feature requires you to enter a 4-digit passcode to tune to the locked channels.
RDS AM/FM Tuner: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 features a built-in AM/FM tuner with RDS. You can choose one of four tuning methods: Auto 1 (seek tuning), Auto 2 (cycles through and tunes the selected band's preset stations only with each button press), or Manual.
- Presets: The KDC-BT34's tuner features 3 FM banks (1,
2, 3) and 1 AM bank for storing presets. Not only does the CD receiver's
tuner allow you manually enter your desired presets you can choose to have
the unit automatically put stations with good reception in the memory banks
automatically; this is a handy feature when traveling. The Kenwood KDC-BT34 offers two preset modes.
- Normal: You can store 6 presets for each AM/FM bank giving you a total of 18 FM presets and 6 AM presets (total of 24).
- Mix: A total of 6 preset stations can be assigned to the head unit's 6 preset buttons, regardless of AM/FM band. This lets you recall a preset station without switching between bands.
- RDS: The Radio Data System (RDS) feature displays radio broadcast information such as artist & track information when listening to compatible AM/FM stations.
Disc/USB/Aux Playback
Disc Compatibility: The unit features a single disc player that will playback CD-Audio and finalized CD-R/CD-RW audio discs.
- CD Read: This function sets the method for reading a CD disc. You can choose between two modes - CD1 (automatically distinguishes between audio file disc and music CD when playing a CD or CD-R/RW disc) or CD2 (when unable to play a special formatted CD, set this function to CD2 to force playing; some music CD discs may be unplayable even when set to this mode).
- Off Insert/Eject: A CD disc can be inserted or ejected with the power off. When a disc is inserted with the power off, the unit will automatically power up and begin playback.
- Auto Reload: If the ejected disc is not removed within 15 seconds, the disc is automatically inserted again into the loading slot to protect it from dust.
USB Mass Storage Devices: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 features a front-panel USB (type-A) port that is hidden behind a flip-out cover. The USB port enables connection of USB mass storage class (MSC) devices like USB thumbdrives, USB card readers, or portable digital audio players. You can insert a compatible USB MSC device into the head unit's USB port for playback, control, and song/artist display of a variety of music files.
- Music Drive: The Drive Change feature lets you switch between multiple memory cards (up to 4) in a USB multi-card reader. When a mass storage class (MSC) compatible portable digital audio player is connected to the head unit's USB input, the unit's Drive Change features lets you select between the device's internal memory or external memory (such as a microSD card) for stored music playback.
- USB Charging: USB devices that can be charged via USB will be charged when plugged into the CD receiver's USB port (max. 1.5A), and the vehicle's ignition switch is set to ACC or On.
Compatible Music Files: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 supports the following types of music files recorded onto CD-R/RW discs or loaded onto USB mass storage class devices.
Media Type | CD (-R/RW) | USB (MSC) |
File System | ISO9660 Level 1 or 2, Romeo, Joliet, or Windows long file name | FAT 12/16/32 |
Playable File Types | MP3: bit rate of 8-320kbps w/ sampling rate of 8-48kHz WMA: bit rate of 32-192kbps w/ sampling rate of 8-48kHz AAC: bit rate of 32-192 kbps w/ sampling rate of 8-48 kHz | MP3: bit rate of 8-320kbps w/ sampling rate of 8-48kHz WMA: bit rate of 32-192kbps w/ sampling rate of 8-48kHz AAC: bit rate of 32-192 kbps w/ sampling rate of 8-48 kHz WAV: bit depth of 16-bit w/ sampling frequency of 44.1kHz FLAC: bit depth of 24-bit w/ sampling frequency of 96kHz |
Maximum # of Folders/Files | 999 folders/20,480 files (999 files per folder) | |
Tags | ID3 tag (version 1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3/2.4), WMA tag, AAC tag, FLAC tag, WAV tag |
Playback & Search Functions: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 offers a variety of playback and search functions to help you find and enjoy your music on disc and USB.
- Music Search: The Kenwood AM/FM CD receiver features a Music Search feature which allows you to scroll through and select your music folders and files, as well as scroll through your audio CD's music tracks using the head unit's rotary knob.
- Repeat & Random: You can repeat the playback of a music file or folder on a CD or USB device. You can also randomly play back all files on a disc or within a folder of a USB device.
- Last Position Memory: If the unit is shut off or switched to the tuner mode while a CD or USB is playing, the next time CD or USB is selected as the source, playback will resume from the point where it left off.
Aux In: The unit is equipped with a front panel 3.5mm minijack auxiliary input that can be used to input audio from a portable audio source, such as a portable MP3 player. The Aux input must be turned on to function.
Audio Section
24 Bit D/A Converter: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 utilizes a 24-bit digital to analog converter for superior sound quality.
MOSFET Amplifier: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 is equipped with a MOSFET amplifier. Compared to conventional power supplies, the MOSFET amplification circuit is smaller and more efficient, and it delivers increased power with less distortion and absolutely zero on/off switching noise. More power means louder and cleaner music at higher volumes because you're not pushing the limits of the amplification circuit. The power output specs for the KDC-BT34 are as follows:
- Full Bandwidth Power: 22 watts RMS x 4 channels (at 4 ohms, 20-20kHz, 1% THD)
- Maximum Output Power: 50 watts x 4 channels
6Ch/2.5V Pre-Outs + Sub Control: The KDC-BT34 is fitted with front, rear and subwoofer 2.5-volt pre-outs. The front and rear speaker preamp outputs are balance and fade adjustable. The subwoofer preamp output is non-fading and features independent level control (-50 to +10).
Vehicle Settings: In order to optimize the sound quality in your vehicle, you can indentify the type of vehicle you have, select speaker sizes & locations, as well as configure listening distances.
- Car Type: Select your car type to automatically set the delay time of each speaker for timing adjustment of sound output of each channel to have the highest surround effect. Choose from Compact, Full Size Car, Wagon, Mini Van, SUV, or Off
- Speaker Size: You can select which size speakers are in your vehicle - Tweeter (Small, Medium, Large, or None), Front & Rear (3.5", 4", 4.75", 5", 6.5", 6.75", 7", 4x6", 5x7", 6x8", 6x9", 7x10" or None), and Sub (6.5", 8", 10", 12", 15" or Over, None).
- Rear Speaker Location: You can indicate the location of your vehicle's Rear speakers. Choose from Door, Rear Deck, 2nd Row, or 3rd Row.
- DTA (Digital Time Alignment): For a better sound-stage you can select your optimal listening position. You can choose from All, Front Left, Front Right or Front. You can also select to manually fine tune the sound stage, using Digital Time Alignment (DTA) by selecting the distance (0-20') for each individual speaker in the vehicle compared to your listening position.
High Pass & Low Pass Crossovers: You are able to select independent high pass crossovers for your tweeters, front speakers, and rear speakers; as well as a low pass crossover for the head unit's sub output.
- Tweeter: Set high pass filter (HPF) for tweeters.
- Frequency: 1kHz, 1.6kHz, 2.5kHz, 4kHz, 5kHz, 6.3kHz, 8kHz, 10kHz, 12.5kHz
- Gain: -8 to 0 dB
- Front & Rear: Independently set high pass filter (HPF)
for front & rear speakers.
- Frequency: 30Hz, 40Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz, 70Hz, 80Hz, 90Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz, 150Hz, 180Hz, 220Hz, 250Hz, Through (Full-Range)
- Slope: -6dB, -12dB, -18dB, -24dB
- Gain: -8 to 0 dB
- Sub: Set low pass filter (LPF) for the sub output.
- Frequency: 30Hz, 40Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz, 70Hz, 80Hz, 90Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz, 150Hz, 180Hz, 220Hz, 250Hz, Through (Full-Range)
- Slope: -6dB, -12dB, -18dB, -24dB
- Phase: Reverse (180°), Normal (0°)
- Gain: -8 to 0 dB
Equalizer: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 offers 8 EQ Presets for easy adjustment, a 3-band Easy EQ, a 13-band Manual EQ for customized tuning, a Drive EQ mode to overcome road noise, and a Stage EQ for better imaging. Separate EQ settings and EQ presets can be stored for each source or you can apply one EQ preset or curve to all sources.
- Preset EQ: The integrated equalizer offers 8 preset sound modes (Rock, Pops, Easy, Top 40, Jazz, Natural, Drive EQ, or User) suitable for the music genre of your choice.
- Easy EQ: The Easy EQ allows you to manually adjust the receiver Bass, Midrange, and Treble from 9dB to +9dB.
- 13-Band EQ: The 13-Band EQ consits of 62.5Hz, 100Hz, 160Hz, 250Hz, 400Hz, 630Hz, 1kHz, 1.6kHz, 2.5kHz, 4kHz, 6.3kHz, 10kHz, & 16kHz frequencies that can be adjusted from -9dB to +9 dB. The Q-factor of each frequency can also be adjusted to 1.35, 1.5, or 2.0
- Drive EQ: The Drive EQ mode helps you hear your music over road noise. It boosts certain frequency ranges that become hard to hear due to road noise.
- Stage EQ: Stage EQ virtually lifts the sound up to ear-level for better imaging inside your vehicle.
Audio Settings: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 offers a variety of audio settings to further enhance your music listening experience.
- Sound Reconstruction: When MP3, WMA, AAC files encoded at a low bit rate (less than 96 kbps, 44.1k, 48kHz) are played, the Sound Reconstruction function restores their high frequencies so the sound quality is closer to files encoded at a high bit rate. The processing is optimized for the compression format and the bit rate used. When Sound Reconstruction is Off, the unit plays the original sound stored in the audio file.
- Space Enhancer & Sound Realizer: The Spacer Enhancer widens the soundstage inside your vehicle, while the Sound Realizer makes your music sound more realistic.
- Loudness, Bass Boost & Bass Extension: The Loudness feature boosts low and high frequencies to produce a well-balanced sound at a low volume level. The unit's Bass Boost enhances low bass frequencies at any volume level. There is also a Bass Extension feature which further enhances the unit's bass output at extremely low frequencies around 62.5Hz.
- Volume Offset: The level of each source may be independently adjusted to prevent radical leaps in output volume when switching from one source to another. The available settings range from -15 to +6.
Key Beep: The in-dash head unit provides an audible beep to confirm button operation. This function can be turned On or Off.
Remote Control
Kenwood Remote App (for iOS & Android): The Kenwood Remote App (for Apple iOS 8.0+ and Android OS 4.4+) lets you wirelessly control the Kenwood receiver from your compatible Apple iOS device (via Bluetooth or USB) or Android device (via Bluetooth only). The Kenwood Remote App provides traditional touchscreen control, as well as directional and freeform gesture control from your compatible mobile device.
- Source Information & Control: The Kenwood Remote App provides a Source Control screen with a list of the receiver's built-in sources and connected sources to choose from, so you can change the head unit's source from your mobile device. Once an input is selected, the app displays source information such as station number, track number & playback time, as well as song/artist information (when applicable). From the the app, you can also seek stations and tracks, as well as Play and Pause your music.
- Audio Settings: From the application on your mobile device, you can adjust the receiver's volume up or down. In addition, audio settings such as EQ, Crossover, DTA, and other audio adjustments can be easily set using the Kenwood Remote application.
- Media Player: The application's Media Player screen lets you playback your device's stored music library through the Kenwood receiver. From the app on your Apple iOS or Android device, you can control basic playback functions like Play/Pause, Previous/Next Track and Repeat/Random. The Android version of the app even lets you browse your music library by category (Song/Album/Artist/Playlist/Mood). Song, artist, and album information (along with Album Art) will displayed on your Apple iOS or Android device's touchscreen.
- App Launcher (Android only): The App Launcher feature of the Android version of the Kenwood Remote app lets you access 3rd party applications within the Kenwood Remote app's user interface. The App Launcher can contain up to 24 of your favorite apps for quick access.
- You will need to indicate within the head unit's menu what type of device (Apple iOS or Android) you'll be using the Kenwood Remote App on before the application will connect and function with the receiver.
- When using the Kenwood Remote App with your compatible Apple iOS device, the application and device must be connected to the receiver via Bluetooth (not USB) for playback of Bluetooth audio. For playback of a USB-direct connection from an Apple iOS device, the device and application must be connected to the head unit via USB (not Bluetooth).
Steering Wheel Remote Compatibility: The head unit features an OEM steering wheel remote control input wire (blue/yellow) within the included wiring harness that lets you keep your vehicle's factory radio steering wheel remote controls when used with an optional steering wheel control adapter (vehicle specific and sold separately).
Optional IR Remote: The KDC-BT34 is compatible with Kenwood's IR remote control (RC-406, sold separately) for wireless operation of the receiver.
Display Features
Detachable Face: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 features a single front loading CD face that detaches from the chassis to deter theft. There is no protective face case included. An optional soft face case (142DFC1X, sold separately) can be purchased for this unit.
1.5 Line Display: The KDC-BT34 is equipped with a 1.5-line LCD screen which allows you to view source information along with the clock (the time will be in a smaller text). You can select between English, Canadian French, or Spanish text.
Variable Color Illumination: The Kenwood KDC-BT34 features variable color display and button illumination. You can choose from one of 24 preset colors, have the unit scan through all 24 preset colors continuously, or customize your own color (RGB; 0-9). The custom setting allows you to individually adjust the intensity of Red, Green, and Blue (from 0-9) to better match your vehicle's interior lights. The same color setting is applied to both the display and buttons, or you can choose a different color for Zone 1 and Zone 2 (see owner's manual illustration). The Kenwood logo remains red.
Text Scroll: The KDC-BT34 will display song/artist information text from CD, USB, Bluetooth, and iPhone. You can set the text scrolling feature to three different modes (Auto, Once, or Off) to scroll longer titles across the screen.
Brightness & Dimmer: You can adjust the brightness of the LCD and button illumination independently or together (from 0-31). You can also dim (on or off) the display and button illumination. You can even set a specific time for the "Off" and "On" dimmer setting to be activated.
12Hr/24Hr Clock: The head unit can be set to display a 12hr or 24hr clock. The unit also displays the day (Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, or Sat). The clock is only displayed when selected and does not display simultaneously with song/artist or station information. The day & time can be selected to remain on, even if the head unit is switched off (as long as the vehicle's key is in the "accessory" or "on" position).
Demo Mode: This unit features a Demo mode which can be turned On or Off within the menu.
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Humanity is facing an extreme risk from unabated climate change. The science is widely understood and accepted. Yet we seem paralyzed when it comes to reducing the threat: in spite of 20 years of international talk emissions continue to rise alarmingly. The dangerous political inertia which besets us is investigated in Stephen Gardiner's book A Perfect Moral Storm: The Ethical Tragedy of Climate Change. It's a philosopher's take on the issue, thorough and elucidatory, yet entirely accessible for general reader – Gardiner even helpfully indicates when a more technical discussion can be safely skipped without losing the thread.
The "perfect moral storm" in which we are caught and which makes it so difficult for us to act in the case of climate change is a convergence of three "storms", which he differentiates as global, inter-generational and theoretical. Globally, the causes and effects of climate change are dispersed, the agency is fragmented and the world appears to have no institutions capable as yet of establishing the agreed regulations and enforcement necessary to address a tragedy of the commons. Exacerbating factors which make agreement more difficult include the uncertainties about the magnitude and distribution of the effects of climate change, the fact that its sources are deep-rooted in economic infrastructures, and the responsibility it places on the developed nations vis-à-vis poor countries. It's not unfamiliar material, but Gardiner's discussion of its ramifications in the kind of international negotiations we have so far observed is perceptive and realistic. Not that he takes any pleasure from pointing out how intractable the problem is in those negotiations. He's as concerned as anyone who understands what the science is pointing to. But his judgment of what has been happening to date is pessimistic, and his discerning of the factors working against international agreement is certainly illustrated all too clearly in what we see happening in the repetitive ongoing discussions. The manoeuvrings of the developed nations appear crucial in his analysis, although he doesn't engage in overt blame-laying.
The second, inter-generational, storm is heightened by the fact that carbon dioxide is a long-lived greenhouse gas and what we are putting into the atmosphere today will be there for a long time, some of it for thousands of years. The climate change we are experiencing today is the result of emissions in the past rather than current, and the effects of our emissions are deferred for future generations to experience. The benefits of carbon dioxide emissions are felt by present generations in the form of cheap energy, whereas the costs are deferred to future generations in the risk of severe or catastrophic climate change. Gardiner explores the moral discomfort of being part of a "tyranny of the contemporary" and seeks to uncover the full moral imperative which this storm carries with it.
By the theoretical storm Gardiner means our lack of skills and basic competence in addressing issues such as intergenerational equity, international justice, scientific uncertainty, and the human relationship to animals and nature. Climate change involves all these matters, and we are poorly placed to deal with them. There is not enough deep analysis of what exactly has gone wrong and what it would take to set it right. Short-term geopolitical discussions dominate our social discourse. "Cost-Benefit Paralysis" is the title of a chapter in which he focuses on the theoretical inadequacy of economics which simply doesn't recognize the full seriousness of the threat to future generations.
The uncomfortable ethical imperatives which confront us over climate change lead to attempts to avoid them – what Gardiner describes as moral corruption. His writing on this topic is illuminating, and borne out all too often in current debates. Avoiding real engagement with the issues is a feature of moral corruption. His list of the ways in which this is achieved is comprehensive and all too recognizable: distraction, complacency, selective attention, unreasonable doubt, delusion, pandering, hypocrisy. Gardiner observes that the intergenerational setting of climate change enhances the phenomenon of moral corruption. Today's victims of climate change can strongly challenge the corruption of climate change discourse, but tomorrow's victims are not here to argue their case and are the more readily ignored. Moral corruption does not rule out action altogether, but it produces weak action which can pretend to be addressing the problem and hailed as a great achievement. It avoids overtly selfish behavior but more by camouflage than substance.
Jane Austen may seem an unlikely source of illumination of the problems of inaction on climate change, but Gardiner draws interesting parallels between the process by which John Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility allows himself to be persuaded out of sharing a modest portion of his wealth with his widowed stepmother and half-sisters. Dashwood moves from a serious and apparently firm moral commitment into eventually dismissing the commitment almost entirely. In a similar fashion, Gardiner considers, the rich nations of the world have failed to deliver on the ethically grounded commitments represented in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the poor, the future, and nature have largely been left to fend for themselves.
Gardiner's discussion is centered on ethics. The political inertia in which we are mired is a failure of ethics, and it is obviously his hope that the exploration of this fact will help us find a way through what at present seems impenetrable difficulty. His book points to some changes required, and nowhere more so than in the attitudes of the developed nations who have become rich through the energy provided by fossil fuels. They must accept the predominant burden of responsibility in winding back their own usage of fossil fuels and compensating the developing world. In all his patient exploration of the issues, and with all due allowance to the difficulties of transition, there is no escaping this central ethical fact of the matter.
It's hard to resist pessimism about the capacity of our institutions to take up the ethical challenge. When humans become rich and powerful they seem to find every reason in the world to resist anything that might threaten that wealth and power, even when it is obviously in their own best interests and in the interests of their own descendants to co-operate in preserving the global commons. The reasoning Gardiner exposes carries an immediate logic which blinds us to longer term consequences or paralyzes any attempt we might try to make to address them. However his own inclination is to resist pessimism, and he supplies a list of what he describes as initial ethics to help us "muddle through". At very least, he reflects, ethics can bear witness to serious wrongs even if they can't as yet effect change.
His thoughtful book, behind its quiet and rigorous exploration of habitual human thinking, does bear witness to the wrongs we are enmeshed in. It's tempting to hope that at our level of human civilization we will surely pull back from threatening disaster by simply recognizing the ethical inadequacy of our current stances and putting our wealth and power to better uses than preserving them at all costs. But, as Gardiner concludes, the intellectual task is daunting and it is not yet clear that we are up to it.
Article by Bryan Walker, appearing courtesy Celsias.